From f103a7c18681c1e8bd901e3b40c2cd584a45f4be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:44:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/18] Add hybrid release workflow for automated binary builds

- Builds Linux and Windows binaries on every push to master
- Uploads artifacts with 90-day retention for PR merges
- Creates GitHub Release with downloadable zips when version tags (v*) are pushed
- Packages all server executables and required DLLs into platform-specific zips
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 171 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/release.yaml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..180f7d977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-linux:
+    name: Build Linux
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup ccache
+        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-ccache
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
+
+      - name: Configure
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_PERL=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cmake --build build --parallel
+
+      - name: Package binaries
+        run: |
+          cd build/bin
+          zip -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip \
+            world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory \
+            loginserver import_client_files export_client_files \
+            2>/dev/null || true
+          # Include any additional binaries that exist
+          for f in *; do
+            if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
+              zip -u eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
+            fi
+          done
+          ls -la eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: eqemu-server-linux-x64
+          path: build/bin/eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+          retention-days: 90
+
+  build-windows:
+    name: Build Windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Enable long paths
+        run: git config --global core.longpaths true
+
+      - name: Setup MSVC environment
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+        with:
+          arch: x64
+
+      - name: Configure
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 `
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_ZLIB=ON `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON
+
+      - name: Build
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: cmake --build build --config RelWithDebInfo --target ALL_BUILD -- /m
+
+      - name: Package binaries
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $binDir = "build/bin/RelWithDebInfo"
+          $outZip = "eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip"
+
+          # Collect all exe and dll files
+          $files = @()
+
+          # Add executables (exclude tests.exe)
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $binDir -Filter "*.exe" | Where-Object { $_.Name -ne "tests.exe" } | ForEach-Object {
+            $files += $_.FullName
+          }
+
+          # Add DLLs from bin directory
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $binDir -Filter "*.dll" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
+            $files += $_.FullName
+          }
+
+          # Add zlib DLLs if they exist
+          $zlibDir = "build/libs/zlibng/RelWithDebInfo"
+          if (Test-Path $zlibDir) {
+            Get-ChildItem -Path $zlibDir -Filter "*.dll" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
+              $files += $_.FullName
+            }
+          }
+
+          # Create zip
+          Compress-Archive -Path $files -DestinationPath $outZip -Force
+
+          # Show contents
+          Write-Host "Package contents:"
+          Get-ChildItem $outZip | Format-List
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: eqemu-server-windows-x64
+          path: eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip
+          retention-days: 90
+
+  release:
+    name: Create Release
+    needs: [build-linux, build-windows]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only run on tag pushes
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Download Linux artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: eqemu-server-linux-x64
+          path: artifacts/
+
+      - name: Download Windows artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: eqemu-server-windows-x64
+          path: artifacts/
+
+      - name: List artifacts
+        run: ls -la artifacts/
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            artifacts/eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+            artifacts/eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip

From f1303c564032898acb474f37bee3b5f64edf6319 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vayle <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:52:53 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 02/18] Update .github/workflows/release.yaml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 180f7d977..166d9ea8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
             -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON `
             -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON `
             -DEQEMU_BUILD_ZLIB=ON `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_PERL=ON `
             -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON
 
       - name: Build

From 5caa4a78dc395efa48a05854a2a16e413408d00f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vayle <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:58:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 04/18] Update .github/workflows/release.yaml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 166d9ea8b..0e016ce36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ jobs:
           cd build/bin
           zip -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip \
             world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory \
-            loginserver import_client_files export_client_files \
-            2>/dev/null || true
+            loginserver import_client_files export_client_files
           # Include any additional binaries that exist
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
-              zip -u eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
+              zip -u eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f"
             fi
           done
           ls -la eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip

From 3716422af8bd057880611a781bdc88166586b57e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:59:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/18] Fix duplicate binary packaging in Linux build

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 166d9ea8b..6c30cda94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -44,14 +44,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Package binaries
         run: |
           cd build/bin
-          zip -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip \
-            world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory \
-            loginserver import_client_files export_client_files \
-            2>/dev/null || true
-          # Include any additional binaries that exist
+          # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
-              zip -u eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
+              zip -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
             fi
           done
           ls -la eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip

From 50d4ba04ddcbd2bc90f1d9b71bdc45f3ea74a194 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:00:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/18] Use zip -uj for explicit update behavior

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 6c30cda94..a24fe0294 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
-              zip -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
+              zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
             fi
           done
           ls -la eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip

From a49b6f523eb6a26a6e68af2c522fcd6b8ce51cbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:01:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/18] Add validation to packaging steps to verify binaries
 exist

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0e016ce36..9d1ebff76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -44,15 +44,49 @@ jobs:
       - name: Package binaries
         run: |
           cd build/bin
+          
+          # Verify that critical binaries exist
+          REQUIRED_BINARIES="world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory"
+          MISSING_BINARIES=""
+          
+          for binary in $REQUIRED_BINARIES; do
+            if [ ! -f "$binary" ]; then
+              MISSING_BINARIES="$MISSING_BINARIES $binary"
+            fi
+          done
+          
+          if [ -n "$MISSING_BINARIES" ]; then
+            echo "Error: Required binaries not found:$MISSING_BINARIES"
+            echo "Build may have failed. Refusing to create incomplete package."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          # Create zip with core binaries
           zip -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip \
             world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory \
             loginserver import_client_files export_client_files
+          
           # Include any additional binaries that exist
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
               zip -u eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f"
             fi
           done
+          
+          # Verify zip file was created and contains files
+          if [ ! -f eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip ]; then
+            echo "Error: Failed to create zip file"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          FILE_COUNT=$(unzip -l eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | grep -v "Archive:" | grep -v "Length" | grep -v "---" | grep -v "files" | wc -l)
+          if [ "$FILE_COUNT" -lt 6 ]; then
+            echo "Error: Zip file contains fewer than expected files ($FILE_COUNT)"
+            unzip -l eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          echo "Successfully packaged $FILE_COUNT files"
           ls -la eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
 
       - name: Upload artifact
@@ -100,6 +134,23 @@ jobs:
           $binDir = "build/bin/RelWithDebInfo"
           $outZip = "eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip"
 
+          # Verify that critical binaries exist
+          $requiredBinaries = @("world.exe", "zone.exe", "ucs.exe", "queryserv.exe", "eqlaunch.exe", "shared_memory.exe")
+          $missingBinaries = @()
+          
+          foreach ($binary in $requiredBinaries) {
+            $path = Join-Path $binDir $binary
+            if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
+              $missingBinaries += $binary
+            }
+          }
+          
+          if ($missingBinaries.Count -gt 0) {
+            Write-Host "Error: Required binaries not found: $($missingBinaries -join ', ')"
+            Write-Host "Build may have failed. Refusing to create incomplete package."
+            exit 1
+          }
+
           # Collect all exe and dll files
           $files = @()
 
@@ -121,10 +172,30 @@ jobs:
             }
           }
 
+          # Verify we have files to package
+          if ($files.Count -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "Error: No files found to package"
+            exit 1
+          }
+
           # Create zip
           Compress-Archive -Path $files -DestinationPath $outZip -Force
 
+          # Verify zip was created successfully
+          if (-not (Test-Path $outZip)) {
+            Write-Host "Error: Failed to create zip file"
+            exit 1
+          }
+
+          # Verify zip contains files
+          $zipInfo = Get-Item $outZip
+          if ($zipInfo.Length -lt 1KB) {
+            Write-Host "Error: Zip file is suspiciously small ($($zipInfo.Length) bytes)"
+            exit 1
+          }
+
           # Show contents
+          Write-Host "Successfully packaged $($files.Count) files"
           Write-Host "Package contents:"
           Get-ChildItem $outZip | Format-List
 

From 1b8ab775d3b52c7c349434746bd619dfe4b3155f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:02:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/18] Improve validation: use unzip -Z1 and increase min size
 threshold

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9d1ebff76..0107e2c2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           
-          FILE_COUNT=$(unzip -l eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | grep -v "Archive:" | grep -v "Length" | grep -v "---" | grep -v "files" | wc -l)
+          FILE_COUNT=$(unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | wc -l)
           if [ "$FILE_COUNT" -lt 6 ]; then
             echo "Error: Zip file contains fewer than expected files ($FILE_COUNT)"
             unzip -l eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
@@ -187,10 +187,11 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           }
 
-          # Verify zip contains files
+          # Verify zip contains files (minimum 100KB - should contain at least the core binaries)
           $zipInfo = Get-Item $outZip
-          if ($zipInfo.Length -lt 1KB) {
-            Write-Host "Error: Zip file is suspiciously small ($($zipInfo.Length) bytes)"
+          $minSize = 100KB
+          if ($zipInfo.Length -lt $minSize) {
+            Write-Host "Error: Zip file is suspiciously small ($($zipInfo.Length) bytes, expected at least $minSize)"
             exit 1
           }
 

From 8fae26133cc952d5fc82f718df360ee773dd1772 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:03:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/18] Make validation more maintainable with named constants

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 18 ++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0107e2c2f..0c4af67bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
           cd build/bin
           
           # Verify that critical binaries exist
-          REQUIRED_BINARIES="world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory"
+          REQUIRED_BINARIES=(world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory)
           MISSING_BINARIES=""
           
-          for binary in $REQUIRED_BINARIES; do
+          for binary in "${REQUIRED_BINARIES[@]}"; do
             if [ ! -f "$binary" ]; then
               MISSING_BINARIES="$MISSING_BINARIES $binary"
             fi
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ jobs:
           fi
           
           FILE_COUNT=$(unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | wc -l)
-          if [ "$FILE_COUNT" -lt 6 ]; then
-            echo "Error: Zip file contains fewer than expected files ($FILE_COUNT)"
+          EXPECTED_MIN_FILES=${#REQUIRED_BINARIES[@]}
+          if [ "$FILE_COUNT" -lt "$EXPECTED_MIN_FILES" ]; then
+            echo "Error: Zip file contains fewer than expected files ($FILE_COUNT, expected at least $EXPECTED_MIN_FILES)"
             unzip -l eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
             exit 1
           fi
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           $binDir = "build/bin/RelWithDebInfo"
           $outZip = "eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip"
+          # Minimum expected zip size (core binaries should be at least this size)
+          $minZipSize = 100KB
 
           # Verify that critical binaries exist
           $requiredBinaries = @("world.exe", "zone.exe", "ucs.exe", "queryserv.exe", "eqlaunch.exe", "shared_memory.exe")
@@ -187,11 +190,10 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           }
 
-          # Verify zip contains files (minimum 100KB - should contain at least the core binaries)
+          # Verify zip contains files (should contain at least the core binaries)
           $zipInfo = Get-Item $outZip
-          $minSize = 100KB
-          if ($zipInfo.Length -lt $minSize) {
-            Write-Host "Error: Zip file is suspiciously small ($($zipInfo.Length) bytes, expected at least $minSize)"
+          if ($zipInfo.Length -lt $minZipSize) {
+            Write-Host "Error: Zip file is suspiciously small ($($zipInfo.Length) bytes, expected at least $minZipSize)"
             exit 1
           }
 

From 0ebff2e68e7eeeb50387b1f43f69deb6e6fad335 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vayle <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:10:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/18] Update .github/workflows/release.yaml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0c4af67bd..d8b0b89fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ jobs:
           
           # Verify that critical binaries exist
           REQUIRED_BINARIES=(world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory)
-          MISSING_BINARIES=""
+          MISSING_BINARIES=()
           
           for binary in "${REQUIRED_BINARIES[@]}"; do
             if [ ! -f "$binary" ]; then
-              MISSING_BINARIES="$MISSING_BINARIES $binary"
+              MISSING_BINARIES+=("$binary")
             fi
           done
           
-          if [ -n "$MISSING_BINARIES" ]; then
-            echo "Error: Required binaries not found:$MISSING_BINARIES"
+          if [ ${#MISSING_BINARIES[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "Error: Required binaries not found: ${MISSING_BINARIES[*]}"
             echo "Build may have failed. Refusing to create incomplete package."
             exit 1
           fi

From 24fb6306ddc1c642d5d87fa8058c138b31477b8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vayle <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:11:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/18] Update .github/workflows/release.yaml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index d8b0b89fc..ad6b0fb24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -200,7 +200,16 @@ jobs:
           # Show contents
           Write-Host "Successfully packaged $($files.Count) files"
           Write-Host "Package contents:"
-          Get-ChildItem $outZip | Format-List
+          Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem
+          $zip = [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::OpenRead($outZip)
+          try {
+            foreach ($entry in $zip.Entries) {
+              Write-Host (" - {0} ({1} bytes)" -f $entry.FullName, $entry.Length)
+            }
+          }
+          finally {
+            $zip.Dispose()
+          }
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

From 4e49ae782b345bf5d5c76a642767278dc075fc00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:13:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 13/18] Add loginserver and client_files binaries to validation
 list

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ad6b0fb24..4ae14ea10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build/bin
           
           # Verify that critical binaries exist
-          REQUIRED_BINARIES=(world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory)
+          REQUIRED_BINARIES=(world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory loginserver import_client_files export_client_files)
           MISSING_BINARIES=()
           
           for binary in "${REQUIRED_BINARIES[@]}"; do

From 1e600896d69ced7e87b79b65aa5df7b8f7159e5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:16:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 14/18] Remove error suppression to resolve conflicts with base
 branch

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index a24fe0294..ca7f7a86e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
-              zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
+              zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f"
             fi
           done
           ls -la eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip

From ecf16c5cd763ec61b85122695b97218af9a527bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:40:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 16/18] Implement remaining Claude Code review suggestions

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 728904b9e..24ebbe1ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
         with:
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-ccache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-ccache-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/release.yaml') }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ jobs:
           fi
           
           echo "Successfully packaged $FILE_COUNT files"
-          ls -la eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+          ls -lh eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+          echo ""
+          echo "Package contents:"
+          unzip -l eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         shell: pwsh
-        run: cmake --build build --config RelWithDebInfo --target ALL_BUILD -- /m
+        run: cmake --build build --config RelWithDebInfo --target ALL_BUILD -- /m:4
 
       - name: Package binaries
         shell: pwsh

From 07a2a9a31d0f146e17b25849c12765d7b053138e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:56:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 18/18] Add missing Windows binaries validation and SHA256
 checksums

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 24ebbe1ef..05a11bd56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
           $minZipSize = 100KB
 
           # Verify that critical binaries exist
-          $requiredBinaries = @("world.exe", "zone.exe", "ucs.exe", "queryserv.exe", "eqlaunch.exe", "shared_memory.exe")
+          $requiredBinaries = @("world.exe", "zone.exe", "ucs.exe", "queryserv.exe", "eqlaunch.exe", "shared_memory.exe", "loginserver.exe", "import_client_files.exe", "export_client_files.exe")
           $missingBinaries = @()
           
           foreach ($binary in $requiredBinaries) {
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: List artifacts
         run: ls -la artifacts/
 
+      - name: Generate checksums
+        run: |
+          cd artifacts
+          sha256sum *.zip > SHA256SUMS.txt
+          cat SHA256SUMS.txt
+
       - name: Create Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
@@ -250,3 +256,4 @@ jobs:
           files: |
             artifacts/eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
             artifacts/eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip
+            artifacts/SHA256SUMS.txt